Nashville alt-country collective Lambchop will release its ninth studio album “Damaged” Aug. 22 via Merge Records. The 10-track set is the second commercial release for the group in 2006, following the B-sides and rarities compilation “The Decline of Country and Western Civilization Part II: The Woodwind Years.”

New Order, Keane and Massive Attack are among the bands confirmed to play Spanish festival Summercase in July.The action takes place on July 14 and 15, with venues being the Boadilla Del Monte in Madrid and the Parc Del Forum in Barcelona.Рўhe full line-up is as follows:New Order, Keane, Primal Scream, The Chemical Brothers (DJ […]

According to the official Holy Moses website, the band will not be playing the three live dates in Italy with Tankard that had been scheduled for the end of September and into October. Italian Holy Moses fans will be able to see the band play at the Badia Rocks Festival in Badia, Italy on July […]

The Megadeth eBay store is once again open for business. Drummer ShР°wn Drover is auctioning a Blackmail The Universe World Tour concert-worn shirt, his Japan/Australia tour itinerary and a set of drumsticks used during the recordings for the band’s forthcoming album. Go to the following links to check out the auctions: Concert-Worn Tour Shirt Tour […]

Whitesnake have postponed their show at London’s Hammersmith Apollo from tonight until June 1. This is because David Coverdale has gone down with an illness.

Frameshift mastermind Henning Pauly is currently working on a punk album. He has posted a new track “The Fuckheads From Connecticut” at his official website to tease the fans.

The Dillinger Escape Plan are to call their upcoming EP ‘Plagiarism’. To be made available exclusively through iTunes from mid-June, it includes a version of Soundgarden’s ‘Jesus Christ Pose’. This has now been posted here.

“VH1 Rock Honors” is the first-ever show to pay homage to the legends who influenced the sound of hard rock. This year’s celebration honors the music and influence of Judas Priest, Kiss, Queen and Def Leppard. Premiering on Wednesday, May 31., “VH1 Rock Honors” was taped Thursday, May 25 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center […]

Eighteen Visions have posted the video for new song ‘Tonightless‘ online. This comes from the band’s self-titled album, due out on Trustkill in mid-July.

Deep Purple are to play at this year’s Montreaux Jazz Festival, the 40th anniversary of the event. It happens from June 30 to July 15. There are unconfirmed reports that attempts are being made to persuade guitarist Ritchie Blackmore to re-join the band for this one-off occasion.